dratted

[ drat-id ]

adjective

1. damned; confounded (used as a mild oath):

   This dratted car won't start.

dratted

/ ˈdrætɪd /

adjective

1. informal.
   prenominal wretched; annoying

Word History and Origins

Origin of dratted¹

First recorded in 1855–60; drat + -ed ²

Example Sentences

I had spent a lot of guilt and grief over the death of those dratted cats.

From Literature

Not sure how I actually managed to get the dratted thing down.

From Literature

“Dratted antiaircraft guns in Angers. The tail’s been hit. I think it was flak, not a night fighter, or we’d be dead. We don’t stand a chance against a Messerschmitt 110.”

From Literature

Was also developing a splitting headache, anxious about Julie, and wondering why they didn’t just set the dratted plane on fire and get it over with.

From Literature

I am still unbelievably sore—not from the crash but from holding the dratted plane in level flight all during that final hour.

From Literature

Related Words

• darned
• lousy